The first thing he needs is a new and whole cleat. Looking at the photo  
closely you can see that his current cleat is broken. If I remember correctly, 
 the cleat gets narrower towards the stern so it would make sense that this 
 arrangement is not currently catching his line.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/7/2011 2:10:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jbconnolly at comcast.net writes:



Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

>John is  right.  With the line not being inline with the cleat, it will  
pull
>out very easily.  This will fix  it.
>
>Hank
>
>On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 10:54 AM, John  Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:
>
>> What you need  is a tapered shim or pad that installs under the cleat to
>> mount it  at the right angle to hold the sheet firmly.  See attached  
photo.
>>  Find them online at  http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=25026F
>>
>>  Cheers!
>> John Lock
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> s/v  Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>>  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2011, at 07:07, Bill  Pauer wrote:
>> > Can anyone tell me if this is the correct type  of cleat for this
>> > location?  It doesn't seem to hold the  line real well.  The line wants
>> > to lift out.  This  is on a thirty year old boat and the second screw
>> > holes leads  me to believe it is not the original part.
>> > Thanks
>>  >
>> > Bill
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